The Knowledge Exchange Blog
Crowdfunding and crowdsourcing regeneration … is this a new avenue for public engagement and participatory democracy?
Crowdfunding image via Rocio Lara (CC BY-SA 2.0)
By Morwen Johnson
Finding money to fund community-led regeneration projects has always been difficult and as public ….
BYOD: Bring Your Own Device policy considerations for schools
Guest blog by April Bowman
Originally from Kansas, USA, April taught elementary school children before coming to Scotland to continue her academic study. She is currently in her final semester of study of the MPP Public Policy Programme at the University of Stirling where her policy ….
Preventing extremism in schools…implementing the strategy
Image by Conservatives via Creative Commons
by Stacey Dingwall
Last week, Ofsted published the results of its survey of how ….
Supporting regeneration and creative start-ups … what can we learn from Hackney?
By Morwen Johnson
A traditional pub, standing alone in the midst of a massive development site in East London. The photo above, taken at the end of June, seems to sum up dramatic changes that ….
SURF Awards winners: success stories in Scottish regeneration
Image by Steven McGinty
By Steven McGinty
I recently attended a workshop highlighting three winning projects from the 2015 SURF Awards, an annual ceremony which recognises best practice and ….
